Factors Associated with Parents’ Adherence to Different Types of Exercises in Home Programs for Children with Disabilities

There is a lack of knowledge with regard to the adherence to different types of exercises prescribed for children with disabilities. The aim was to examine parents’ adherence to prescriptions of different types of home exercises; to identify associated factors related to the parents, the children an...

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Autores: Lillo-Navarro, Carmen, MONTILLA-HERRADOR, JOAQUINA, ESCOLAR-REINA, Mª PILAR, Oliveira-Sousa, Silvana Loana, García Vidal, José Antonio, Medina-Mirapeix, Francesc
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche
Repositorio:REDIUMH. Depósito Digital de la UMH
OAI Identifier:oai:dspace.umh.es:11000/37936
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/11000/37936
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:exercise
parents
home programs
physiotherapy
adherence
early intervention
CDU::6 - Ciencias aplicadas::61 - Medicina
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Resumo:There is a lack of knowledge with regard to the adherence to different types of exercises prescribed for children with disabilities. The aim was to examine parents’ adherence to prescriptions of different types of home exercises; to identify associated factors related to the parents, the children and the environment, and to assess the relative influence of the behaviour of health professionals. Parents (393) were recruited from 18 early intervention centres. A cross-sectional survey using a self-reported questionnaire was used to examine whether three types of exercises (“flexibility exercises”, “neuromotor development training” and “body mechanics and postural stabilisation”) were prescribed in their home programs; if the child had received exercises according to a prescription; and items related to the parents, child, environment, and health professionals. The adherence rates were different among the types of exercises. Parents with low perception of barriers and high self-efficacy had a higher adherence to neuromotor development training and postural stabilization, whereas parents with a high level of knowledge increased their odds of adherence to flexibility exercises. Health professionals’ behaviour had a distinct influence on the adherence to different exercises. This study suggests the need to specifically consider the types of exercises prescribed in the management of adherence to home programs.